Senior Principal Software Engineer (Sign On Bonus Available)

About the role

Join the Countermeasure & Electromagnetic Attack Solutions (CEMA) group in New Hampshire, where you’ll work with a diverse team designing products and systems that enhance military capabilities, protect national security, and secure critical information and infrastructure. As a Senior Principal Software Engineer, you’ll contribute to advanced solutions in Electronic Warfare, Secure Communications and Networking, Radar Warning, and Electronic Attack for defense-related customers. Your work will provide critical mission capabilities to address evolving national security challenges.

This role requires full-time, on-site work at a BAE Systems facility due to the need for consistent, in-person collaboration and onsite work requirements.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership and mentoring to an engineering team.
• Present technical designs at customer technical interchange meetings.
• Analyze, design, implement, and modify complex software (typically in C++) for simple systems or subsystems of larger systems.
• Evaluate complex software designs to identify flaws.
• Keep management informed of progress and results.
• Use and evolve software development processes to incorporate new techniques, minimizing design and product costs.
• Provide top-level technical leadership for assigned design disciplines, including selecting and leveraging new technologies and setting long-term goals.
• Ensure effective communication among engineers, management, and other stakeholders in the architecture and design process.
• Collaborate with Systems, Hardware, and Test engineers across project phases: Planning, Requirements Development, Design, Development, Integration, and Testing.
• Prepare design and project artifacts for use within complex programs or across multiple programs, following established processes.

Requirements

• Active DoD Secret level security clearance (U.S. citizenship required).
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related field, with a minimum of 8 years of work experience (or equivalent).
• Background in embedded and/or application software development in C++.
• Software development experience in a Linux environment.
• Familiarity with software engineering processes, methodologies, and tools.
• Experience with software testing, validation, and verification activities.
• Demonstrated ability to develop, lead, and motivate technical teams.

Preferred Qualifications

• Active CompTIA Security+ Certification.
• Agile development experience.
• Real-time embedded programming experience.
• Proficiency with tools such as Git, Jira, Confluence, Clearcase, Bit Bucket, and Continuous Integration tools.

Benefits

• Health, dental, and vision insurance.
• Health savings accounts.
• 401(k) savings plan with company contributions.
• Disability, life, and accident insurance.
• Employee assistance program and legal plan.
• Discounts on home, auto, and pet insurance.
• Paid time off, holidays, parental leave, military leave, bereavement leave, and federal/state sick leave.
• Every other Friday off, flextime, and telecommuting options.
• Employee recognition program with monetary and non-monetary awards.
• Additional incentives based on position level and job specifics.

Pay

Full-Time Salary Range: $132,962 – $226,035. Individual salaries are determined by factors such as business considerations, local market conditions, internal equity, and candidate qualifications (skills, education, and experience).